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Bad Calculated Bond Lengths

List of molecules with calculated bond lengths that differ by more than 0.050 Å from experimental bond lengths.

Calculated at CID/6-31G(2df,p)

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNN 1.864 1.632 -0.232
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 1.955 0.132
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 1.955 0.132
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.093 -0.119
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.093 -0.119
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.527 0.090
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.167 0.088
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.089 0.086
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.089 0.086
C3H5 Allyl radical rCC 1.428 1.377 -0.051
10 molecules.